A car accident while on tour, some live performances, and one of the first serious documentaries about rock are among the highlights of this episode of What A Fab Day, the podcast telling you the day by day story of the Beatles. Today, we focus on what happened to the Fab Four on the 23rd of May.

Episode Description

0:00 – Introduction.
0:30 – In 1960, the Johnny Gentle tour arrives at the Dalrymple Hall in Fraserburch, Scotland.
0:56 – Johnny Gentle crashes the tour van into a car.
2:17 – In 1961, the Beatles are engaged at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg, West Germany.
2:30 – In 1962, the Beatles play the Star-Club in Hamburg.
2:41 – In 1963, the Roy Orbison packaged tour, featuring the Beatles, arrives at the Odeon cinema in Nottingham.
2:53 – In 1967, EMI receives a letter from BBC to explain the ban of A Day In The Life.
3:52 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney comment the ban.
5:02 – In 1968, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are inteviewed for All My Loving.
6:14 – Apple Tailoring opens in London.
6:47 – Conclusion.

Thanks to Alessandro d’Amito, Chiara Colafemmina, Daniele Monterisi, Fabio Ingegno, and Mariella Tarantino.
Bibliography for the series.

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